Michael Callahan (soccer)

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Michael Callahan
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Personal information
Full name Michael Benjamin Callahan
Date of birth (1987-01-07) January 7, 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Red Bank, New Jersey, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2005–2008 North Carolina Tar Heels
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2006 Raleigh Elite 5 (1)
2007–2008 Cary RailHawks U23s 27 (6)
2009–2010 Austin Aztex 47 (1)
2011–2016 Richmond Kickers 119 (5)
2013Carolina RailHawks (loan) 1 (0)
Managerial career
2016–2018 Richmond Kickers (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 28, 2017

Michael Benjamin Callahan (born January 7, 1987) is an American soccer player and coach.

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Career

Youth and amateur

Callahan was born in Red Bank, New Jersey. He grew up in Cary, North Carolina and attended Green Hope High School. He played college soccer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was named to the ACC's All-Freshman Team in 2005, was named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll in his freshman, sophomore and junior years, and earned All-ACC and All-American honors in 2008.

During his college years Callahan also played four seasons in the USL Premier Development League with the Raleigh Elite team, which later became the Cary RailHawks U23s.

Professional

Callahan joined the USL First Division expansion franchise Austin Aztex in 2009. He made his professional debut on April 25, 2009, as a second-half substitute in Austin's game against Cleveland City Stars. [1] Callahan set an infamous USL First Division record by getting a red card, and subsequent ejection, 53 seconds into a game for a dangerous slide tackle.

After two seasons with Austin, Callahan signed with Richmond Kickers of the USL Pro league on March 29, 2011. [2] Richmond re-signed Callahan to a multi-year contract on November 16, 2011. [3]

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References

  1. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
  2. "Kickers Make Last Minute Addition". 29 March 2011.
  3. "CALLAHAN RETURNS IN 2012 - Richmond Kickers Soccer". Archived from the original on 2016-05-12. Retrieved 2011-11-16.